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Swanville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Swanville Elementary in Swanville, MN, is a small rural public school serving 215 students in grades PK–6 and is the only elementary program in the Swanville Public School District. In 2025–26 it ranked 729th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (16th percentile, 1 star), placing it near the low end of the state. Its student–teacher ratio is 13.7, up from 11.0 the previous year, and 41.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Test results trail state averages: math 25.0% vs. 44.9%, reading 31.8% vs. 48.6%, and science 2.9% vs. 25.5%. Science is the most striking weakness, far below nearby schools like Upsala Elementary (9.1%), Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary (7.6%), and Holdingford Elementary (36.0%). By contrast, Browerville Elementary (46.7% math, 36.9% reading) and Melrose Elementary (52.6% math) serve similar or higher poverty levels yet outperform it. The closest peer, Upsala Elementary, also has similar demographics and staffing but is about 15–16 points higher in math and reading.

Looking over time, Swanville Elementary has not earned 2 stars since 2018–19, and its statewide percentile has drifted from the low 30s to the mid-teens, even though reading and math have improved slightly from pandemic-era lows. Grade-level results are uneven: 3rd grade is strongest (48.1% math, 40.7% reading), while 5th grade math is just 8.8%. Science has been below 4% for two straight years, though grade 5 is a small cohort, so the multi-year trend matters more than any single year. A bright spot is the school’s low-income subgroup, which ranks in the 33rd percentile—the only subgroup at 2 stars and improving for two years. Parents should weigh these patterns, the small enrollment, and the nearby comparisons when evaluating fit.

215

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,057

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

602 Degraff Ave
Swanville, MN 56382-0098

(320) 547-5100

District: Swanville Public School District

Students who attend Swanville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Swanville Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Minnesota avg43%

729^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

360^th of 458Swanville Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	729 of 869	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	718 of 872	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	715 of 881	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	715 of 845	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	705 of 858	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	659 of 869	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	608 of 870	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	573 of 847	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.0	631 of 853	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	642 of 848	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	53.3	477 of 840	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.9	572 of 826	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.8	392 of 824	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.1	281 of 820	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.2	509 of 814	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	524 of 803	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.0	332 of 434	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	609 of 781	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	704 of 777	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	623 of 756	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.7	503 of 685	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	61.5	279 of 676	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	33.6	533 of 674	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	692 of 790	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	699 of 799	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	753 of 809	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	727 of 787	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	651 of 799	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	551 of 783	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	528 of 787	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	463 of 774	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	515 of 764	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	535 of 764	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	645 of 793	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	623 of 774	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	456 of 663	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	404 of 683	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	465 of 740	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	484 of 728	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	647 of 807	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	664 of 812	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	658 of 826	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	682 of 799	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	708 of 808	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	650 of 784	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	595 of 798	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	598 of 779	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	702 of 710	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	704 of 714	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	708 of 730	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	703 of 712	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	708 of 725	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	682 of 710	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	657 of 722	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	642 of 712	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading32%-17 vs state

Math25%-20 vs state

Science3%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Swanville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Degraff Ave	Swanville	56382	Morrison County	Swanville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 547-5100	215	16	13.7	41.4%	192 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	18.9	729^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.1%		19.2	718^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.7%	11	40.7	20.0	35.3	35.5	31.8	2.9	2.9	48.1	25.0	8.8	22.6	25.0	$10,057
Upsala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2174	181	12	14.9	35.4%	176 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	43.2	534^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.6%		58.7	386^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.7%	148	48.1	34.6	63.6	48.0	48.0	9.1	9.1	48.1	50.0	40.9	20.0	40.0	$9,597
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	205 2nd St S	Long Prairie	56347	Todd County	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 732-2194	518	49	10.6	73.9%	177 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	317 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	12 (2.3%)	10.8	792^nd of 869 public elementary schools	8.9%		10.8	786^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.9%	6	18.0	18.3	28.1	26.8	23.0	7.6	7.6	38.7	18.0	14.3	8.5	19.5	$11,766
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	300 6th St SW	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-6200	477	41	11.7	41.5%	439 (92.0%)	9 (1.9%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)								(n/a)													$12,056
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	3-5	101 9th St SE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-3200	473	36	13.0	45.7%	422 (89.2%)	12 (2.5%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	49.8	461^st of 869 public elementary schools	47.0%		46.6	505^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.1%	44	44.3	44.7	45.1		44.7	18.2	18.2	64.6	59.2	35.2		53.2	$11,279
Holdingford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 746-4462	589	43	13.7	31.6%	564 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	80.4	144^th of 869 public elementary schools	83.4%		82.3	120^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.2%	24	67.4	57.5	62.4	62.8	62.5	36.0	36.0	78.7	81.2	48.2	46.0	63.7	$9,694
WIN-Elementary School	Public	K-5	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	9	4	2.0	55.6%	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Browerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	620 Park Ave N	Browerville	56438	Todd County	Browerville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 594-2272	275	0		56.0%	240 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	39.7	566^th of 869 public elementary schools	34.9%		41.5	557^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.1%	9	40.9	32.5	41.9	31.7	36.9	16.3	16.3	71.1	55.0	32.6	26.8	46.7	$9,494
Melrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 256-5160	512	40	12.9	48.0%	310 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	55.3	400^th of 869 public elementary schools	54.0%		48.8	487^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.2%	87	46.6	34.7	56.7		46.8	27.8	27.8	71.6	39.7	44.4		52.6	$11,747
Royalton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	119 N Driftwood	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 584-4163	420	29	14.5	30.5%	398 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	75.5	197^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.3%		72.7	235^th of 872 public elementary schools	73.1%	38	52.2	61.1	71.4		61.7	27.1	27.1	70.1	76.4	47.1		64.6	$9,941

Frequently Asked Questions about Swanville Elementary

What schools do graduates of Swanville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Swanville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Swanville Secondary

Is Swanville Elementary a good school?

Swanville Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Swanville Elementary in?

Swanville Public School District

How many students attend Swanville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Swanville Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Swanville Elementary?

Students at Swanville Elementary are 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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